Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Bird Studies Canada Publication_Date: Unknown Title: Marsh Monitoring Program Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database Online_Linkage: http://www.bsc-eoc.org Online_Linkage: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/mmpmain.html Description: Abstract: Through the efforts of many dedicated and skilled volunteers who survey amphibians, marsh birds, or both, the Marsh Monitoring Program (MMP) contributes to the conservation of wetlands and wetland dependent wildlife in the Great Lakes region. The MMP was established by Bird Studies Canada and Environment Canada in 1994 and is intended to run well beyond the year 2010. The program was designed to provide information on marsh bird and selected amphibian populations, and to contribute to our understanding of their habitat needs. Along with the essential role played by MMP volunteers, the program receives important support from Environment Canada, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Reports and publications are available online at http://www.bsc-eoc.org or by contacting Ryan Archer at the below address. Trends are available. Local citizen groups are using Marsh Monitoring Program (MMP) data to help understand and maintain wetlands in their neighbourhoods, regional governments and others are making use of MMP data for planning, and federal governments and others are making use of MMP data to help assess the health of Great Lakes wetlands and the bird communities at the scale of individual lake basins and for the region as a whole. Purpose: To gather data on long-term population trends and habitat associations for birds and amphibians of coastal and inland wetlands. Supplemental_Information: The Marsh Monitoring Program data have been reported at State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conferences and the data collected are being used as indicators of Great Lakes health. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1994 Ending_Date: 2007 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: In work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence watershed, United States and Canada. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, and Wisconsin. Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -98 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 51 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: monitor Theme_Keyword: monitoring Theme_Keyword: population trends Theme_Keyword: habitat associations Theme_Keyword: wetlands Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Canada Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: USA Place_Keyword: US Place_Keyword: Great Lakes Place_Keyword: St. Lawrence River Place_Keyword: Illinois Place_Keyword: IL Place_Keyword: Indiana Place_Keyword: IN Place_Keyword: Michigan Place_Keyword: MI Place_Keyword: Minnesota Place_Keyword: MN Place_Keyword: New York Place_Keyword: NY Place_Keyword: Ohio Place_Keyword: OH Place_Keyword: Ontario Place_Keyword: ON Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania Place_Keyword: PA Place_Keyword: Québec Place_Keyword: QC Place_Keyword: PQ Place_Keyword: Wisconsin Place_Keyword: WI Place_Keyword: BCR 8 Place_Keyword: Bird Conservation Region 8 Place_Keyword: BCR 12 Place_Keyword: Bird Conservation Region 12 Place_Keyword: BCR 13 Place_Keyword: Bird Conservation Region 13 Place_Keyword: BCR 22 Place_Keyword: Bird Conservation Region 22 Place_Keyword: BCR 23 Place_Keyword: Bird Conservation Region 23 Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Temporal_Keyword: summer Temporal_Keyword: May Temporal_Keyword: June Temporal_Keyword: July Taxonomy: Keywords/Taxon: Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Taxonomic_Keywords: multiple species Taxonomic_Keywords: birds Taxonomic_Keywords: waterbirds Taxonomic_Keywords: amphibians Taxonomic_Keywords: frogs Taxonomic_Keywords: toads Taxonomic_System: Classification_System/Authority: Classification_System_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: American Ornithologists' Union Publication_Date: 1998 Title: Check-list of North American Birds Edition: Seventh Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book Online_Linkage: http://www.aou.org/checklist/index.php3 Classification_System_Modifications: The check-list is revised and updated on an annual basis by the American Ornithologists' Union. Revisions are published in The Auk. Taxonomic_Procedures: Observers have pre-existing knowledge of bird identification or they use published field guides. General_Taxonomic_Coverage: Primarily marsh-nesting birds (waterbirds). Also amphibians. Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia Applicable_Common_Name: animals Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata Applicable_Common_Name: chordates Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata Applicable_Common_Name: vertebrates Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Class Taxon_Rank_Value: Amphibia Applicable_Common_Name: amphibians Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Class Taxon_Rank_Value: Aves Applicable_Common_Name: birds Access_Constraints: None. Data are available if formally requested from Bird Studies Canada (BSC). (BSC approval required). Use_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Kathy Jones Contact_Organization: Bird Studies Canada Contact_Position: Aquatic Surveys Volunteer and Data Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: P.O. Box 160 City: Port Rowan State_or_Province: ON Postal_Code: N0E 1M0 Country: Canada Contact_Voice_Telephone: 888-448-2473 ext.212 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 519-586-3532 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aqsurvey@bsc-eoc.org Data_Set_Credit: Lead institution: Bird Studies Canada. Partner institution: Environment Canada. Funding sources: Wildlife Habitat Canada, Environment Canada, US Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes Protection Fund, the Great Lakes 2000 Cleanup Fund, and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation. The skills, interests, and enthusiasm of hundreds of volunteer Citizen Scientists are essential to the success of the project. Native_Data_Set_Environment: SQL database maintained by Bird Studies Canada. Some data are also available through the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN) . Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Crewe T.L., S.T.A. Timmermans, and K.E. Jones. Publication_Date: 2006 Title: The Marsh Monitoring Program 1995 to 2004: A Decade of Marsh Monitoring in the Great Lakes Region. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Other_Citation_Details: 28pp. Online_Linkage: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/mmp10yrpt.html Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Crewe, T. L., and S. T. A. Timmermans. Publication_Date: 200503 Title: Assessing Biological Integrity of Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Using Marsh Bird and Amphibian Communities. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Other_Citation_Details: Project # WETLAND3-EPA-01 Technical Report. Online_Linkage: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/mmpGLCWCreport2005.html Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Timmermans, S., and J. McCracken. Publication_Date: 2004 Title: Marsh Havens: Improving Marsh Habitat for Birds in the Great Lakes Basin Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Port Rowan, ON Publisher: Bird Studies Canada Online_Linkage: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/mmpmarshhavens.html Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Ducks Unlimited Canada. Publication_Date: 2003 Title: Are King Rails Hiding in Your Marsh? Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: BROCHURE Other_Citation_Details: Ducks Unlimited Canada Fact Sheet. 2pp. Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Timmermans, S. Publication_Date: 2002 Title: Marsh bird and amphibian trends and Great Lakes water levels. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article Series_Information: Series_Name: Wildlife Watchers. Issue_Identification: 8:4. Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Tozer, D.C. Publication_Date: 2002 Title: Point count efficiency and nesting success in marsh-nesting birds. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: THESIS Other_Citation_Details: M.Sc. thesis, Trent University, Peterborough, ON. 162pp. Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Tozer, D. Publication_Date: 2002 Title: American Robin nest supported by cattails. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article Series_Information: Series_Name: Ontario Birds. Issue_Identification: 20:95-97. Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Weeber, R.C., and M. Vallianatos (editors). Publication_Date: 2000 Title: The Marsh Monitoring Program 1995 - 1999: Monitoring Great Lakes Wetlands and Their Amphibian and Bird Inhabitants. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Port Rowan, Ontario. Publisher: Bird Studies Canada Other_Citation_Details: Bird Studies Canada, Port Rowan, Ontario. 47 pp. TECHREPORT Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Francis, C.M., and R.C. Weeber. Publication_Date: 1999 Title: Statistical issues related to monitoring marsh birds. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: PROCEEDINGS Other_Citation_Details: Pages 31-32 In: Proceedings of the Marsh Bird Monitoring Workshop, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, Maryland, 26-28 April 1998. Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Weeber, R.C., J.D. McCracken, and C.M. Francis. Publication_Date: 1999 Title: The Marsh Monitoring Program of Bird Studies Canada (Long Point Bird Observatory). Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: PROCEEDINGS Other_Citation_Details: Pages 51-52 In: Proceedings of the Marsh Bird Monitoring Workshop, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, Maryland, 26-28 April 1998. Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Kirk, D.A., M. Csizy, R.C. Weeber, C.M. Francis, and J.D. McCracken. Publication_Date: 1999 Title: Habitat associations of marsh-nesting birds in the Great Lakes Basin: Implications for local conservation and management. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Other_Citation_Details: NP_PUBL Online_Linkage: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/mmphabitat.html Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) outlines the methods used to ensure that information collected through the MMP is of the highest possible quality. The document includes descriptions of volunteer training, standardized survey and other protocols, and data handling and storage. The QAPP was prepared in response to a requirement of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a key supporter of the MMP. This document may also be of interest to those who use MMP data or others interested in quality assurance and control for monitoring programs. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the MMP's QAPP in March 2000. See http://www.bsc-eoc.org/mmpqualplan.html Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable Completeness_Report: Started in 1994 in Canada; 1995 in the United States. Over 6000 stations since 1994 with approximately 650 stations surveyed each year. Lineage: Methodology: Methodology_Type: Field Methodology_Identifier: Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Methodology_Keyword: point counts Methodology_Keyword: playback Methodology_Description: Bird survey routes with 1-8 listening stations 250 m apart. Listening stations were 100 m fixed-distance point counts. Two visits, 10 days apart between 20 May and 5 July. Broadcast tapes used for 5 minutes followed by a 5 minute silent listening period. Non-random, user selected wetlands, wetlands in Areas of Concern. Methodology_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Conway, C. J., and S. T. A. Timmermans. Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Progress Toward Developing Field Protocols for a North American Marshbird Monitoring Program. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Other_Citation_Details: USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191. Online_Linkage: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/MMPNAmericaprotocolrpt.html Methodology: Methodology_Type: Field Methodology_Description: Amphibian surveys use an "unlimited distance" semi-circular sampling area. Amphibian stations should be separated by at least 500 metres (550 yards) in order to minimize the possibility that individuals or choruses are sampled twice. Each amphibian survey route is visited on 3 nights, no less than 15 days apart, during the spring and early summer. Routes are surveyed in their entirety, in the same station sequence, starting at about the same time on all visits. The first visit should coincide with minimum night-time air temperatures of at least 5 C (41 F) and the first or second warm spring shower. Night-time air temperatures should be at least 10 C (50 F) for the second survey and 17 C (63 F) for the third survey. Each station is surveyed for 3 minutes and one of three Call Level Codes is used to categorize the intensity of calling activity for each species. In southern and central regions, surveys should begin one half hour after sunset and end before midnight. All surveys should be conducted in weather conducive to monitoring amphibians (i.e. on a warm, moist night with little or no wind). Process_Step: Process_Description: No process steps have been described for this data set Process_Date: Unknown Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Bird Studies Canada Contact_Person: Kathy Jones Contact_Position: Aquatic Surveys Volunteer and Data Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: P.O. Box 160 City: Port Rowan State_or_Province: ON Postal_Code: N0E 1M0 Country: Canada Contact_Voice_Telephone: 888-448-2473 ext.212 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 519-586-3532 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aqsurvey@bsc-eoc.org Resource_Description: Marsh Monitoring Program Distribution_Liability: No warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the accuracy or utility of these data. Custom_Order_Process: Please contact the distributor to order Marsh Monitoring Program data. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Avian Knowledge Network Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Address: 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. City: Ithaca State_or_Province: NY Postal_Code: 14850 Country: USA Resource_Description: BSC-EOC-MMP Distribution_Liability: These data are made available through the Avian Knowledge Network, a National Science Foundation funded project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Department of Computer Science at Cornell University. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the accuracy or utility of these data. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: website Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://www.avianknowledge.net/ Fees: none Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20070112 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jim Lowe Contact_Organization: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 159 Sapsucker Woods Road City: Ithaca State_or_Province: NY Postal_Code: 14850 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 607-254-2413 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: JDL6@cornell.edu Contact_Instructions: E-Mail is preferred Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999